On June 3, 1962, Mao Zedong wrote a letter to his daughter-in-law, General Shao Hua, who said earnestly: "Daughter should be less angry, and a little more male angrily... "The article "Shang Xie" should be read more..."
It turned out that after Shao Hua and Mao Anying couldn't keep up with the progress of their studies, and from time to time he stumbling about some trivial matters with Mao Anying, he was so angry that he got sick. Mao Zedong unexpectedly knew, so he wrote this letter to her, intending to enlighten her to look at the long-term.
Mao Zedong enlightened his daughter-in-law like this, but he was very level and very stubborn.
Some people may have heard of "Shangxie", while some people may have never heard of it. They are not a senior ancient Chinese researcher or reader.
"Shangxie" is a folk song in the famous Han Dynasty Yuefu. It is one of the "Eighteen Songs of the Songs". I believe that most people have never heard of "Shangxie", but they will definitely hear this eternal poem in this poem: "There is no tomb in the mountains, the river is exhausted, the thunder is shaking in winter, the rain and snow in summer, and the heaven and earth are united, so I dare to be separated from you!"
What kind of love can reach the state mentioned in "Shangxie"? This sentence is not explained here. In short, Mao Zedong asked his daughter-in-law Shao Hua to read "Shang Xie" more, and he definitely hoped that his daughter-in-law could love and love his son Mao Anying for a long time.
I don’t know how many people envy the relationship between Mao Zedong and Shao Hua, which is warm and stubborn. Looking back, Shao Hua can become a family with Mao Zedong, but he has to start with a rescue activity - Mao Zedong saved Shao Hua and her family and was her life-saving benefactor of her and her family.
In August 1939, Shao Hua, his father Chen Zhenya, his mother Zhang Wenqiu and his sister Liu Siqi headed northwest from Yan'an, preparing to go north through Xinjiang to the Soviet Union to treat his father's injuries and install prosthetics.
Unexpectedly, when they came to Xinjiang, they were unfortunately detained by the Xinjiang warlords Sheng Shicai. Afterwards, they were first placed under house arrest in Dihua (now Urumqi), and later in September 1942, they were locked up in prison with more than 160 members of the Communist Party of China, living a prison life without food or clothing.
The years of such miserable years of their family were not over until June 1946.
In October 1945, the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China came to an end, and a brief peace was achieved in the country. Taking this opportunity, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and other Chinese Communist Party leaders seized the time to save our party members and other patriotic people who were detained by the Kuomintang, including Shao Hua and her family.
After several months of hard work, and with the "Peace General" Zhang Zhizhong tried his best to mediate from it, by June 1946, Shao Hua, her family, and more than 120 members of the Communist Party of China, a total of 131 people, finally got out of the prison and embarked on the long journey of returning to the revolutionary holy land of Yan'an.
However, among these more than 130 people who have regained their freedom, there is no Shao Hua's father Chen Zhenya, who has already died.
In June 1941, the vicious Shengshicai secret order injected Chen Zhenya with poison, causing him to fall on the hospital bed in pain.
Since then, our party has lost a good cadre, Shao Hua has lost a good father who sheltered her from the wind and rain, and of course, Zhang Wenqiu has also lost a good husband and an important backer.
Zhang Wenqiu and Chen Zhenya were couples they met halfway. They both embarked on the revolutionary path after participating in the May Fourth Movement in 1919, but they did not get married until 1937.
At that time, Zhang Wenqiu had experienced several "homes" and had a husband. Although Chen Zhenya was a senior cadre brought by General Peng, he had never become a good family. In the words of General Peng, he was still an "old bachelor".
So, as soon as Chen Zhenya got married to Zhang Wenqiu, and once she was "get out of single", President Peng congratulated Chen Zhenya with a smile and said, "You 'old bachelor' finally have a family, and I have nothing to do. You must grow old together and revolution to the end!"
all know that the first sentence of President Peng was sincerely happy for Chen Zhenya, and the second sentence was to Chen Zhenya and Zhang Wenqiu together.
With the blessings of President Peng, in October 1938, Zhang Wenqiu successfully gave birth to a girl for Chen Zhenya, named Zhang Shaohua, who later Shaohua.Chen Zhenya and Zhang Wenqiu both regarded her as the pearl in their eyes.
However, in the turbulent years, it is so difficult to ensure the integrity of a family. If you are not careful, your wife will be separated and your family will be destroyed. This is the case for people with high social status, and the same is true for people with low-level people without social status. Shao Hua's family is naturally no exception.
The happy days of Shao Hua's family did not last long, and a crisis pounced on them, the time when they were caught by Sheng Shicai in 1939.
After the crisis, Shao Hua's family has become incomplete. His father Chen Zhenya was killed bravely, and the family's responsibilities are all transferred to his mother Zhang Wenqiu's shoulders alone. At this time, another girl was added to the family. She was Zhang Shaolin who was born the year Chen Zhenya passed away, so she was not at all relaxed.
walked out of Sheng Shicai's prison. Others were dragging their weak body. Zhang Wenqiu held his eldest daughter Liu Siqi with one hand, holding Shao Hua who was under 8 in his arms, and a 4-year-old Zhang Shaolin behind her back. It is conceivable how desperate and strong she was at that time.
Perhaps because of her mother's infection, Shao Hua later became a strong female warrior with strong willpower.
On the way back to Yan'an, there were a mother and three daughters. They followed the army closely and did not dare to go astray. After walking for more than a month, they crossed more than 3,000 kilometers. In the end, they and the remaining 125 members of the Communist Party of China, a total of 129 people (two people died on the road) returned to Yan'an safely.
When we arrived in Yan'an, all the difficulties became less difficult, and I felt a sense of security.
Shao Hua was warmly received with his family and more than 120 members of the Communist Party of China. Mao Zedong came to visit them in person and shook hands with them one by one.
was first placed under house arrest and then stayed in prison for 4 years. Shao Hua's childhood was basically under the surveillance of others. She didn't know what the outside world was, but when she first saw Mao Zedong, the benefactor who saved her and her family, she was extremely excited.
In later memories, she said: "We just feel that shaking hands with Chairman Mao is the greatest happiness... We all strive to shake hands with Chairman Mao for the second time..."
At that time, Shao Hua might not have expected that since she and her family were rescued by Mao Zedong this time, they had an indissoluble bond with Mao Zedong; what's more, in the future, she and her sister Liu Siqi will become the daughter-in-law of Mao Zedong's two sons respectively.
On October 15, 1949, through free love, Liu Siqi and Mao Zedong's eldest son and Mao Anying, the elder brother of Mao Anying, got married and entered the marriage hall. Shao Hua thus became Mao Anying's sister-in-law and Mao Zedong's relative.
At that time, although Shao Hua was only 10 years old and didn’t know much, through the relationship between her sister Liu Siqi and her brother-in-law Mao Anying, she had realized the change in her identity. When she met Mao Zedong again, she was less restrained and more intimate about family affection, and got very close to Mao Zedong.
After Liu Siqi got married, Shao Hua would go to Zhongnanhai to meet her almost every weekend.
In this way, Shao Hua can see Mao Zedong once a week. His brother-in-law Mao Anying laughed at her as a "flying bug", while Mao Zedong praised her for being quite smart. When she learned that she was not in school, Mao Zedong personally arranged for her to go to Yuying Primary School to .
In 1956, Shao Hua successfully entered high school. At this time, she was already an 18-year-old girl. She was no longer a clingy "follower" as her brother-in-law Mao Anying said. She was getting more and more busy with her own affairs. In addition, her brother-in-law had sacrificed her life for the country, and she went to Zhongnanhai less and less frequently, and she saw Mao Zedong several times.
It was not until 1959 that Shao Hua frequently met Mao Zedong again.
In 1959, Shao Hua was admitted to the Chinese Department of Peking University and began to study ancient books. He had a meeting with Mao Zedong and had a common topic. Afterwards, she often came to see Mao Zedong and discussed some literary issues with Mao Zedong. She and Mao Zedong became a pair of literary friends who had no sense of age gap.
It was not until this time that Shao Hua learned the real Mao Zedong - he was both knowledgeable and modest.
said that Mao Zedong was knowledgeable because he had a very extensive knowledge of ancient Chinese characters and had a very deep understanding of them. His research level has exceeded that of some experts, which made them far beyond their reach.
said that Mao Zedong was modest because Mao Zedong's low-key and studious pleasure completely convinced Shao Hua.
Once, Shao Hua and Mao Zedong discussed "Jane Eyre", but Mao Zedong had never read this book and listened to it during the conversation without making any comments. It was not until the end that Shao Hua learned about this.
A few days later, when Shao Hua found Mao Zedong again, Mao Zedong had basically watched "Jane Eyre" almost exactly and had his own opinion, which surprised Shao Hua.
was also discussing the book "Jane Eyre". Whether it was intentional or unintentional, Mao Zedong revealed some of Mao Anying's private affairs, which made Shao Hua blush quietly.
Speaking of the plain and unforgettable love in "Jane Eyre", Mao Zedong suddenly involved Mao Anying and said like "inserting an advertisement": "My second child is in his thirties. Although I have met many girls, none of them still like it..."
As he listened, when he heard Mao Zedong say this, Shao Hua answered neither, nor did he not answer, but his face turned red unconsciously.
Maybe, Mao Zedong admired Shao Hua very much and wanted her to be his daughter-in-law, so he deliberately revealed to her that Mao Anying was still single in his thirties.
What happened later seems to prove that Mao Zedong was indeed a deliberate possibility that Mao Anying was indeed deliberate.
At the end of 1959, Mao Anying went to Dalian for recuperation. Zhang Wenqiu then took Shao Hua to visit him while Shao Hua was on holiday.
Some people say that they took Shao Hua to see Mao Anying thousands of miles away. Zhang Wenqiu actually wanted to connect the two young people and let them get together. After this time, Shao Hua and Mao Anying did fall in love with each other and started to communicate with each other, which shows that this statement is credible.
Soon, Mao Zedong knew about the letter from Shao Hua and Mao Anying. He was very happy at the time. In a letter to Mao Anying, he said that Shao Hua was "a good child" and encouraged Mao Anying to take the initiative, seize the opportunity, and have a good chat with Shao Hua. After
, Mao Anying increased his correspondence with Shao Hua, and their relationship quickly heated up and reached the point of talking about marriage.
On the eve of Labor Day in 1960, under the personal leadership of Guo Shushen, the first secretary of the Dalian Municipal Party Committee, Mao Anying and Shao Hua completed the wedding.
Mao Zedong’s thoughts are over here. However, Mao Zedong was happy, and everyone was happy, but only one woman was unhappy, so there was no need to say about this woman.
Last time, when his eldest son Mao Anying got married, Mao Zedong gave him a coat. This time, when his second son got married, he made an exception and gave Shao Hua a panda radio and a watch.
These things were very rare at that time, and even after they were broken, Shao Hua always cherished them.
In the spring of 1962, Shao Hua and Mao Anying returned to Beijing from Dalian, and Mao Zedong was very happy. In the past, he admired Shao Hua as a sensible child and a student who is eager to learn. Now, Shao Hua has become his daughter-in-law and he wants his family to share this joy.
Shortly after Shao Hua and Mao Anying returned to Beijing, Mao Zedong arranged for them to go back to their hometown Shaoshan Chong , so that the relatives there would also know Shao Hua, and let them worship Yang Kaihui's tomb so that Yang Kaihui could also know about this.
rushed back from Shaoshan and saw that Mao Anying's body had almost recovered. Shao Hua immediately had the idea of returning to Peking University to study. Soon, she really returned to campus, but due to the long delay, she could no longer keep up with the course progress.
Shao Hua is studious and seeing that he has fallen a lot of distance from others, he can't help but become impatient and depressed.
Later, and the newlyweds need to get through, the life is inevitably a bit bumpy, which makes Shao Hua become more and more angry, more and more difficult to figure it out, and finally falls ill.
: When Mao Zedong learned that his daughter-in-law fell ill, he was both concerned and anxious, but he had no choice but to write a letter of comfort and enlightenment to Shao Hua.
In the letter, Mao Zedong asked Shao Hua to see farther, less "female aura" and more "male aura". At the same time, when you are free, go to "Shangxie" to learn how to adjust the relationship between husband and wife and how to love your husband.
Of course, Mao Zedong not only wrote a letter to Shao Hua alone, but also wrote a letter to Mao Anying, so that he could tolerate Shao Hua more and not "turn away masculinity" at home, but to be the "branch" of the family and the backer of his own women.
Under Mao Zedong's earnest persuasion, Mao Anying, who was older than Shao Hua, realized his mistake and corrected it immediately. In daily life, he slowly restrained his temper and learned how to get along with Shao Hua.
Shao Hua is the same. During her retiring period in the hospital, she figured out a lot of things. Since she has become a husband and wife with Mao Anying, she must learn to deal with the bumps and bumps in daily life. Sometimes when she should make concessions, she will give in and be a qualified wife.
It was the couple who reached such a consensus that their union lasted for so long and had not been separated for decades.
The husband and wife have a harmonious relationship. In terms of in-laws, Shao Hua and Mao Zedong also continued the previous literary friendship and got along very well.
Later, Shao Hua fell in love with photography and used a camera to record every detail at home, especially liked to take photos of Mao Zedong.
Seeing that his daughter-in-law photographed her like this, Mao Zedong didn't care, but made three rules with her: one is that the photos cannot be washed; two is that they cannot give them to others; three is that they cannot submit articles.
Shao Hua knew the pros and cons, so of course he would not spread the photos casually and always abide by the rules set by Mao Zedong.
On January 17, 1970, when pregnant for ten months, Shao Hua gave birth to his first child with Mao Anying, a boy. Mao Zedong hugged his eldest grandson and was very happy. He personally named his grandson "Mao Xinyu" and placed high hopes on him.
All his life is running for the revolution, and his relatives at home either died of illness or sacrificed for the revolution. At this moment, Mao Zedong finally realized the feeling of being a grandfather and enjoyed the joy of family.
However, time is unforgivable. On September 9, 1976, Mao Zedong passed away. Shao Hua, Mao family and people across the country all regretted it. The country lost a great leader, the Mao family lost a head member, and Shao Hua lost his dear father-in-law and literary friends.
Think back then, if Mao Zedong hadn't actively rescued him, Shao Hua and her family would have probably died in prison, or were exiled to somewhere, died of illness or starvation.
Fortunately, Mao Zedong saved their family and gave them a new life.
Later, Shao Hua and his sister married Mao Zedong's two sons and became Mao Zedong's daughter-in-law. For their sisters, this is another life, and no matter where it is put, it is unimaginable and unpredictable.
After Mao Zedong's death, Shao Hua has been commemorating him in his own way and wrote a book called "The Road to Mao Zedong - Tracking the Footprints of My Father". As the name suggests, Mao Zedong became her father-in-law, and she regarded Mao Zedong as her father.
Later, Shao Hua and Mao Anying also co-edited the series of books "China's Made a Mao Zedong" with Mao Anying, with a total of 27 books published, with more than 5 million words. As soon as this series of books was published, it was warmly welcomed. Through the books, people learned about Mao Zedong's ordinary life and felt his great personal charm in ordinary life.
Shao Hua's turning points and ups and downs in his life were influenced by Mao Zedong, but she did not become famous by Mao Zedong, she had her own achievements.
In July 1966, she was arranged to work as a propaganda officer in the Political Department of the Academy of Military Sciences, step by step. By 1993, she had become the deputy director of the Military Encyclopedia Research Department of the Academy of Military Sciences. After
, with outstanding contributions, she won the rank of major general in 1995 and became one of the 15 female generals of the Republic, which was recorded in history.
I don’t know when, while achieving success in career, Shao Hua was also concerned about poverty and has been silently doing some charity. She often goes deep into the grassroots level to understand people's livelihood, discover problems and understand the needs of grassroots people, actively design plans, implement plans, and help the people deal with problems.
With her help, some disabled people, out-of-school children, etc. have financial support. In addition, she also implemented the Party’s policies and actively helped the construction of poor areas, which made great achievements.
On March 23, 2007, Mao Anying left Shao Hua.
They started to get married in 1961 and Mao Anying passed away. This marriage lasted for 46 years. They have been supporting each other and supported each other, but in the end one person left with tears.
As soon as my lover Mao Anying left, while in pain, Shao Hua also vaguely felt that his life was not long. So, she worked hard to accomplish some things, worried that after she left, these things would become regrets.
With her efforts, the film and television work "Ode to the Motherland" was finally released, which echoed her previous work "My Motherland", achieving a "good beginning and good ending".
At the last moment of her life, a major earthquake occurred in Wenchuan area. She felt sorry for the people in the disaster area and asked her son Mao Xinyu to donate 100,000 yuan to the disaster area.
On June 24, 2008, Shao Hua passed away peacefully at the 301 Hospital in Beijing at the age of 69.
Conclusion:
Life is always as exciting as a novel, and no one knows what will happen in the future. In 1939, Shao Hua, who was still in his infancy, was imprisoned by the Xinjiang warlord Sheng Shicai, and later was imprisoned. It was not until 1946 that their family came out of prison with the help of Mao Zedong and regained their freedom. During this period, Shao Hua spent most of her childhood in prison. What she could see every day was either shackles or cages or vicious prison guards. Fortunately, Mao Zedong saved their family, which gave her a new life.
She may not have expected that since she was rescued by Mao Zedong, she and her sister Liu Siqi would have an indissoluble bond with Mao Zedong, and they later became the daughter-in-law of Mao Zedong's two sons.
A pair of girls who have been in prison will become the daughter-in-law of the great leader. It is really unimaginable. I can only say that their lives are as legendary as novels.
